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11.05.07 by JM Tuffley @ 1:31 am  Well, it's official--barring any last second deals, the Writers Guild of America is set to walk out on their jobs today. The top concern this go round seems to revolve around the writers seeking higher royalties for DVD sales and receiving any payment at all for internet streaming of their material. But you really don't care about the plight of the writers, do you? After all, should the strike go long enough--most of the writing staffs of both Lost and Heroes could simply go back to writing comics. And really, being paid for written material on the internet? That's just ridiculous. What you really want to know about the impending strike is how your precious television serials and movies will be affected by all this work stopping action. Well, the answer is: depends on who you ask, and depends and what you watch. Categorized as: Rants
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10.12.07 by JM Tuffley @ 2:22 am  To the Stargate and Doctor Who fandoms: At certain points over recent years, I may have referred to one or both of you as being "the whiniest bitches on the internet". However, I've come to realize I might have been far too hasty in making that proclamation. No, I'm not apologizing. Many of are you still whiny bitches. But you're just not the whiniest bitches on the Internet. The new drama queens have moved in. And man, Radiohead fans are anal--aren't they? There. Someone needed to say it. A mere day after the "grand experiment" and the Internets are awash with complaints: everything from the "lowly" 160 kbps bit rate to being "used" by the band and its management to promote the physical release of the In Rainbows CD. For those of you feeling ripped off or used by Radiohead, I present the following reality check: Categorized as: Rants
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04.23.07 by Widge @ 6:40 pm  Wow, I had no idea I was undercutting hard working writers who don't give away their work for free. I'm also glad that Howard Hendrix thinks that my stuff is good enough to get paid for, and that I'm screwing up the world by giving it away online. Thanks, Howard! That would mean a lot coming from you, had I any idea who you were or why I should care. Before I counter-rant, for those who are interested, here's my webscabery in action: Something Else - ongoing microfictions. (Although if you only have time for one, may I humbly suggest this one or maybe this one) Dark Blue Monstropolis - ongoing sci-fi series If you like my stuff, you'll be pissing off Howard if you read my books, either for free, or proving him wrong by buying them on Amazon. So I say: piss him off and buy. Mystics on the Road to Vanishing Point - my novel. Sorry, it's straight fiction. But don't hold that against me. Buy it on Amazon or read it for free. Magnificent Desolation - my short story collection. Dark fantasy and other weirdness. Buy it on Amazon or read it for free. Find more webscabs online here. Right. Now if you want to read my counter-rant, proceed. Otherwise, thanks for stopping by and enjoy my free webscab-enabled work. Huzzah. Categorized as: Rants
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03.19.07 by JM Tuffley @ 3:32 am  In a blaze of publicity, Marvel Comics announced the death of Steve Rogers (aka: Captain America). The parting shot made headlines across the globe, and came at just the right time for the cable news pundits--because you can always stop talking about a dead supermodel's baby daddy just long enough to talk about a dead fictional character. Yes, I'm being a bit cynical about this. After all, with everything else that's going on in the world--analyzing the political impact of Captain America's "death" seems like a terribly inappropriate thing for a responsible media outlet to do. But then again, who am I to say--considering the last time a Four Color Fury column showed up, Anderson Cooper was still the host of The Mole. But everything changes, I'm told. And besides, it's not as if Marvel hasn't done this before... Categorized as: Rants
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11.06.06 by Widge @ 9:04 am  Latest podcast is up over at Kevin Smith's Quick Stop Entertainment. Subjects covered include but are not limited to: MySpace, YouTube, Comedy Central, the MPAA, the RIAA, the IRS, Christopher Nolan, Borat, and laundry detergent. No, seriously. Categorized as: Rants
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10.09.06 by Widge @ 5:54 am  Yes, it's here. Another episode of Widge Goes Off. Check out my bold new direction for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. If you dare. Subscribe via iTunes here or do it manually with your own thing with the regular feed here. Categorized as: Rants
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09.28.06 by Doc @ 10:47 pm  I read a lot of gaming websites, play a helluva lot of games, and spend a not-completely-healthy amount of time pondering game theory, the game industry, and game writing. As such, Klosterman's plea for a game-journalist version of Lester Bangs struck a chord with me. Coupled with a steadily increasing irritation with what passes for the gaming press over the past couple of months, add a dash of bitter, and boom. Wrote a rant about it. Wanna hear it? Here it go. Image snagged from In Our Times. Categorized as: Games and Rants
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09.15.06 by Widge @ 3:23 am  Because we had too much time on our hands recently, Ken and I followed up our award-winning (lies) commentary for Episode III with a commentary for a film we actually both like: 2010. Does it fare any better? Eh. Find out. Categorized as: Rants
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09.12.06 by Widge @ 4:16 am  That's right--fresh off the Giant-Sized Annual, it's another podcast, performed entirely during one of my NyQuil-induced blackouts! Hu-freaking-zaah! That pic over there, incidentally, is when Ken and I decided to light a signed Venture Bros. poster on fire at the Gonzo Film Fest. We figured whoever could put it out the fastest could go home with it. Ah, man. Good times. Good times. Subscribe via iTunes here or do it manually with your own thing with the regular feed here. Categorized as: Rants
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09.08.06 by Widge @ 11:12 am  Quick Stop Entertainment head burrito Ken Plume and I decided to record a couple of commentaries while we were hanging out at DragonCon. The terrifying first result is here: Episode III was twelve miles of ass, and we sit through it, providing nearly wall to wall griping. It was therapeutic. No, really. Categorized as: Rants
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